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Refugees to Malaysia ... Amnesty International is seriously concerned about how the safeguards included in the Malaysia deal will actually work in practice. MORE

Eminent UK gay activist Peter Tatchell will be speaking after the performance of Canary at Sydney's New Theatre on Friday 4 March. MORE

Collaborative consumption ... A game-changing opportunity for networked technologies to transform business, public services and the way we live. MORE

Saving the Australian language ... Hugh Lunn fears the day will arrive when we have become monoculturally American. MORE

Playing to change the world ... and to touch the lives of millions around the globe. MORE

It's Anti-Poverty Week ... so let's do something, says The Australia Institute. MORE

The power of mothers in a troubled society ... Celia Lashlie sends a searing wake-up call to voters and politicians, parents and grandparents, social agencies and lobby groups alike. MORE

Abbott’s Direct Action Plan ... Expensive and ineffective ... likely to cost $11 billion per year, reveals The Australia Institute research. MORE

231 unwanted cattle ticks ... The only politicians even considering these sorts of figures at the moment are the Greens. Isn't it time that Labor and Liberal did as well? MORE

The Happiest Refugee ... Tragedy, humour, heartache and unswerving determination — a big life with big dreams. MORE

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Plan to shut down Hazelwood ‘a bargain’ ... effective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is actually cheaper than the symbolic action favoured by the Rudd and Gillard Governments. MORE

Delay is denial, it's time to act ... The idea of a citizens’ assembly is bizarre ... and a shameful attempt to cover up a lack of leadership and policy. MORE

If they come, will we build it? Dr Richard Denniss says it's time for a new approach to population and infrastructure. MORE

The wisdom of Elders can be taken as read ... Andrew Denton's investigation into wisdom is now available in book form. MORE

Green jobs: Putting the cart before the horse ... "What, in fact, is a green job? And should we really care?" asks The Australia Institute. MORE

NanoST: "Consumers are entitled to greater transparency about their exposure," says Dr Fern Wickson. MORE

Review: Tim Bowden finds AC Grayling's Liberty in the Age of Terror a necessary. but somewhat frustrating, look at what we may be giving away. MORE

Talking Turkey and Beyond .... Seminar to look at law changes relating to same-sex couples. MORE

Rudd's stimulus package ... distinguishing between ‘worthy’ and ‘unworthy’ recipients of government assistance. MORE

Domestic violence ... Free legal resource now at you local NSW public library. MORE